“The most odious of all oppressions are those which mask as justice.”
Robert H Jackson (1892 - 1954), United States Chief Prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials
Events in the USA have escalated significantly. The blatant lies by the current US president, passive compliance of the US republicans, and ineptness of mainstream media (excluding MeidasTouch Network) and most US democrats (excluding the current Governor of California) - and other passive compliers - are par for the course, but the use of physical violence and obstruction to stop members of the US Congress doing their jobs is particularly concerning, as is the attempted normalisation of treason and the attempt to pervert the US military into being a personal paramilitary for the current US president as part of an attempted causation of a civil war by stochastic t_rr_r_sm. The absolute thuggery and evil by these small-hearted, immoral, upstart, producerist amathiacs is creating a very real sense of peril.
Social media reported that the violence was being focused on by mainstream media - much of this was, according to social media, peaceful (and one post even reported that the LAPD has commended the protests for their peacefulness, while others point out the use of older footage, or bin fires caused by police munitions, and state this is NOTHING like the 1992 riots), and it was the escalation the current US president ordered that was violent and caused violence - which has been confirmed by:
- “All HELL BREAKS LOOSE after [the current US president] INVASION OF LA” https://youtu.be/Rbyiw-wQrqc which includes advice to stay peaceful to avoid falling into the current US president’s trap - see also this , and read this
- More on the lies and deceptions being used: “Ted Cruz, M_ G_ Accounts Spread Old Videos to Smear ICE Protest” https://www.meidasplus.com/p/ted-cruz-maga-accounts-spread-old “Several pro-[the current US president] accounts were hit with Community Notes” The criticisms of alleged violence are also being brought undone by the hypocrisy of criticising violence now that was actively support during the 6th January, 2020 attempted insurrection (and there is also hypocrisy over masks)
Also:
- “No ... Don't Punch a Nazi” https://sethandrews.substack.com/p/nodont-punch-a-nazi “Even the noblest of intentions don't excuse a surrender of our higher ground.”
- “Sunday thought” https://robertreich.substack.com/p/a-time-for-non-violent-civil-disobedience “Time for non-violent civil disobedience ... Trump’s action is extreme although technically legal ... Why is he doing it, and why now? Because Trump can’t stand to be humiliated — as he has been in the last two weeks”
I also want to remind everyone that nationalisation of the US National Guard has happened previously:
The 1970 Kent State University shootings (4 dead, 9 wounded) of anti-Việt Nam War protestors:
- “In a new era of campus upheaval, the 1970 Kent State shootings show the danger of deploying troops to crush legal protests” https://theconversation.com/in-a-new-era-of-campus-upheaval-the-1970-kent-state-shootings-show-the-danger-of-deploying-troops-to-crush-legal-protests-237374
- “How 13 Seconds Changed Kent State University Forever” https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/fifty-years-ago-kent-state-massacre-changed-university-forever-180974787/ “The institution took decades to come to grips with the trauma of the killing of four students 50 years ago”
- “Kent State shooting” https://www.britannica.com/event/Kent-State-shootings “American history [1970]”
- “Kent State shootings” https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kent_State_shootings&oldid=1294569778
Also, in 1957 (note that the National Guard were used on both sides):
“President Dwight D. Eisenhower federalised the entire Arkansas National Guard to ensure the safe entry of the Little Rock Nine to Little Rock Central High School the following day. Governor Orval Faubus had previously used members of the guard to deny the students entry to the school” (from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National_Guard_(United_States)&oldid=1294634570#Domestic_affairs)
On current events in the USA:
The following occurred later in the week, but is gravely concerning - security thugs thinking they can stop the operation of the US government:
- ⇒ “Senator Alex Padilla Forcibly Removed and Detained at DHS Event in Los Angeles” https://meidasnews.com/news/senator-alex-padilla-forcibly-removed-and-detained-at-dhs-event-in-los-angeles “Stunning footage from Los Angeles”
In a similar vein: an LA Congresswoman has been illegally prevented from entering an ICE facility; an LAPD officer has shot a lawyer at very close range with “less lethal” munitions for asking a question;
- “Sanders warns of authoritarianism after [the current US president] deploys national guard to LA” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/08/bernie-sanders-warns-of-authoritarianism “Senator says the future of the US ‘rests with a small number of Republicans in the House and Senate who know better’” “My thoughts on what’s going on in Los Angeles | Sen. Bernie Sanders” https://youtu.be/Al7wpZL-QCI “[the current US president]’s deployment of the National Guard in California is not about the protests. It is about expanding his never-ending grasp for more power. It is about moving this country toward authoritarianism. All Americans must stand together against this gross abuse of power.”
- An assessment that at least part of the over-reaction, and possibly most of it, is to distract attention from the devastating, democracy-destroying budgetary bill currently making its way through the US Congress.
- “Why Do We Protest in America? How Should We Protest?” https://youtu.be/AAQXWv_mh60 An excellent commentary by a historian - and it is always good to acknowledgement of Martin Luther King, and the 3.5% guide developed from the work of Maria J Stephen and Erica Chenoweth; “WE MUST PREPARE: Mary Trump’s CRITICAL MESSAGE” https://youtu.be/IKREQqu_j5A More excellent advice; “The Chaos Is The Point” https://youtu.be/AoFdBcJZL6c
- “[the current US president]’s Police State” https://robertreich.substack.com/p/[the-current-US-president]s-police-state “It endangers all of us”
- “[the current US president] Just Declared WAR On Blue States” https://youtu.be/e5MnjiScASA “[the current US President] deployed the National Guard to Los Angeles and Pete Hegseth (the current US Secretary of Defence) is saying they may send in the marines” This is along the lines of an important “we told you so” - important because it is vitally necessary that such warnings be heeded from here on - and that the mostly completely & utterly useless US Democrats grow a spine
- “THIS IS NOT A DRILL: Mary Trump's BRUTAL TRUTH on [the current US president]’s Attack on America” https://youtu.be/_2urDwnKbMg
- “The National Guard in Los Angeles” https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-national-guard-in-los-angeles “The president hasn’t invoked the Insurrection Act. He’s instead relying on a theory of inherent constitutional power that is far more limited.”
- “[the current US president’s] LA protest response risks turning US military into political force, veterans warn” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/09/veterans-trump-national-guard-la-protests “[the current US president]’s move in the absence of a genuine civil emergency has sent alarm through military circles, which have long prided themselves on being above politics. ... [the current US president]’s memo federalising the national guard for deployment in LA is written in sweeping terms ... Most troublingly, the memo also acts pre-emptively – an action never seen before in the US – authorising the military to be deployed against anticipated protests”
- “The Coward Goes to War Against America” https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-dictators-revenge “[the current US president] wants Americans to turn violent. We will be steadfast”
News links:
- “Protests intensify in Los Angeles after [the current US president] deploys hundreds of National Guard troops” https://apnews.com/article/immigration-protests-raids-los-angeles-78eaba714dbdd322715bf7650fb543d7 “[the current US president] sends National Guard to Los Angeles over immigration raids protests” https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250608-[current-US-president]-sends-national-guard-to-los-angeles-over-immigration-raids-protests “National Guard troops on Sunday arrived in Los Angeles on orders from [the current US president] to quell “lawlessness” in the area after two days of unrest sparked by a crackdown on undocumented migrants. [the current California Governor] said the move was “purposefully inflammatory” and warned that it would “only escalate tensions”” “[the current US president]-ordered National Guard troops arrive in LA amid immigration raid protests” https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-09/national-guard-troops-arrive-in-los-angeles-amid-protests/105392598 “National Guard troops arrive in Los Angeles to quell protests on orders from [the current US president]” https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/national-guard-troops-arrive-in-los-angeles-to-quell-protests-on-orders-from-[the-current-US-president] “[the current US president] orders National Guard to LA after clashes” https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gkyggekgyo “Protests intensify in Los Angeles after [the current US president] deploys hundreds of National Guard troops” https://www.thestar.com/news/world/united-states/protests-intensify-in-los-angeles-after-[the-current-US-president]-deploys-hundreds-of-national-guard-troops/article_be20dedd-9419-5c50-a1be-4a012c104c6b.html “US: LAPD declares 'unlawful assembly' as protests continue” https://www.dw.com/en/us-lapd-declares-unlawful-assembly-as-protests-continue/live-72832870 “LA police said it has arrested a number of people as protesters rallied for a third day. [the current US president] defended the deployment of the National Guard as a measure to protect “law and order.”” “Los Angeles anti-ICE protesters clash with police, set fires downtown amid National Guard deployment” [note that social media reports the fires are from police munitions, so that is contested] https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/national-guard-troops-los-angeles-immigration-protests/ “Large-scale protests have sprouted throughout L.A. County including in the Westlake District, downtown L.A. and Paramount, and have escalated to violence on several occasions, following a large-scale operation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Friday. A federal law enforcement official tells CBS News that multiple federal law enforcement officers were injured during confrontations with protesters on Friday and Saturday. ... LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said 39 people had been arrested in total, 29 on Saturday and 10 on Sunday. McDonnell also addressed accusations that the police department was slow to respond to the unrest. “We can't participate in any way in civil immigration enforcement,” McDonnell said, noting that the department must comply with the California Values Act, also known as SB 54, which prohibits local and state law enforcement agencies from assisting federal immigration enforcement actions.” If injuries have been caused, that is wrong - but the current US regime is not known for telling the truth, nor the mainstream media, so more information is needed on that - and has been provided at the head of this post. “‘Bring in the troops!’: Trump raises the stakes as ICE tactics spark protests in L.A.” https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/bring-troops-trump-raises-stakes-ice-tactics-spark-protests-l-rcna211770 “Last year, many wondered whether Trump might be willing to use military resources to stifle dissent. Those fears are relevant anew.”
Marines have also been deployed.
- “California governor calls [the current US president] National Guard deployment in LA unlawful” https://www.reuters.com/world/us/national-guard-deployed-los-angeles-amid-protests-against-immigration-raids-2025-06-08/ & “California’s [current Governor] demands [the current US President] withdraw national guard troops from LA” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/08/california-gavin-newsom-los-angeles-national-guard “Governor, in letter to defence secretary, calls move unlawful and asks for troops to be placed back under state command”
- “‘We’re not afraid of you’: LA protesters, enraged by [the current US president], flood the streets” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/08/los-angeles-protests-dispatch “Traffic stopped, signs were brandished, insults were hurled – and the size of the protest seemed to take police by surprise” “LA immigration raid protests intensify after [the current US president] deploys National Guard” https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250608-national-guard-la-[the-current-US-president]-california-immigration-ice
- “National guard troops arrive in Los Angeles on [the current US president]’s orders. Here’s what to know” https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/national-guard-troops-arrive-in-los-angeles-on-[the-current-US-president]s-orders-heres-what-to-know/ptpu83egl “[the current US president]’s deployment of national guard troops to LA has sparked backlash amid protests against immigration raids, with critics accusing him of manufacturing a crisis” “Los Angeles ICE protests as they happened: Clashes, cars burnt after [the current US president] deploys National Guard” https://www.reuters.com/world/us/new-ice-protests-planned-[the-current-US-president]-sends-national-guard-california-2025-06-08/ “What's happening in LA? [the current US president]'s controversial immigration crackdown explained” https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-09/immigration-la-ice-protests-explained/105393770
- “Protests over immigration raids pop up across the US with more planned” https://apnews.com/article/immigration-protests-arrests-austin-aa726c826047f8d7eb4091acc8929b8e “While ⇒ many demonstrations against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency have been peaceful, with marchers chanting slogans and carrying signs, others have led to clashes with police, hundreds of arrests, and the use of chemical irritants to disperse crowds. ... Protest locations include Seattle, New York City, San Antonio, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Chicago, Denver, and Spokane”
- “Troops and marines deeply troubled by LA deployment: ‘Morale is not great’” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/12/los-angeles-national-guard-troops-marines-morale “Several service members told advocacy groups they felt like pawns in a political game and assignment was unnecessary” “Trump puts Marines in impossible situation with inappropriate deployment to Los Angeles” https://youtu.be/Z1CKEQruVv0
⇒ They are NOT helpless pawns - they have been taught to disregard illegal orders, and some are already registering as conscientious objectors. And they are liable for excessive force, brutality, etc - including the TREASON of breaking their oaths
The current US president is encouraging US troops to violate their oath ... but “Armed Forces Judge Advocate Stand Between Law and Anarchy—Will they Stand Firm?”
⇒ This point has been discussed on several media platforms and social media: military people are taught to NOT obey illegal orders (obeying [illegal] orders is NOT a defence), and many veterans are angry at what s happening ...
Also, Mexico’s President has criticised the US government over its immigration raids and the deployment of the National Guard, and called for restraint; a reporter was shot with a police-fired rubber bullet; the University of South California’s Immigration Clinic co-director has criticised an ‘oversize response from US federal government’; “As protests against ICE raids spread across the city, [the current US president]
has deployed the California National Guard to Los Angeles, the first
time in decades that a president has deployed the National Guard without
a governor’s request. ... “This is absolutely unprecedented. It’s
extremely dangerous,” says legal expert Elizabeth Goitein. “It’s going
to escalate tensions rather than de-escalating them.”” the current US president’s past words are contradicting his current rhetoric (which includes hypocritically calling for masked protestors to be arrested by not masked alleged ICE employees), and possibly incriminating him, and senior Republican leaders are “losing all control on air while tying to defend [the current US president] going to war with Los Angeles”; LA continued to be predominantly calm; the City of Glendale has ended its agreement with ICE to detain immigration detainees, citing core community values; legal actions but the deployment has been allowed; angry celebrity responses; in response to looting, a curfew was imposed in LA; small cracks in the Republican group; more heavy handed threats from the current US president - which were walked back by the White House spokes-git; alleged ICE employees are being investigated by LA police for a hit and run; concerns that some US citizens have already been deported after being denied due process - and concerns about the out-of-touch rhetoric from the current deputy cheif of staff; alleged immigration employees are intensifying arrests in courthouse hallways;
⇒ a court has declared the use of troops illegal, but an appeal court will allow it to continue until the appeal is heard.
Other commentary:
- “California Fights Back Against [the current US president]’s Illegal Military Power Grab” https://www.meidasplus.com/p/california-fights-back-against-[the-current-US-president]s “As [the current US president] sends in troops to suppress protestors, [the current California Governor] calls [the current US president’s] actions unlawful — and I break down why he’s absolutely right” “Constitution Meets Kevlar—What Could Go Wrong?” https://www.meidasplus.com/p/constitution-meets-kevlarwhat-could “[the current US president] just deployed 2,000 National Guard troops to California—not for wildfires or floods, but to intimidate protesters. The crack of boots comes before the crackdown” “Political divide widens as [the current US president] deploys National Guard to Los Angeles” https://www.reuters.com/world/us/political-divide-widens-[the-current-US-president]-deploys-national-guard-los-angeles-2025-06-08/
- “‘This isn’t an isolated incident’: Trump’s show of military force in LA was years in the making” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/11/trump-military-force-plotting “The president had been waiting for this made-for-TV clash that allows the administration to ‘manufacture’ a crisis ... “They’re doing this because they need to make a show of force, and because people are resisting and people are pushing back,” Mehta said. “People are outraged, and they’re very angry about the way that their civil rights are being stripped away, and the aggressiveness with which [alleged immigration employees] are responding to members of our community.”” - see also “Trump’s war on Harvard was decades in the making. This letter proves it” https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/11/trump-war-on-harvard “A message tucked into an old book serves as a reminder that the assault on the institution is part of a long-planned effort”
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